Education and Certification

• The University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., Accounting / Economics (magna cum laude), 1994
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1996
• Certified Public Accountant, Pennsylvania, 1996
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Associate Member, 2005

Professional Background

Ivan Hofmann, a Senior Manager at Gleason & Associates, has over 13 years experience in the areas of accounting, auditing, litigation support, forensic investigations and due diligence work. Ivan has extensive experience with public and private companies in a broad range of industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, broadband, utilities, land development, healthcare, hospitality, and others. His experiences in these areas include litigation support and forensic accounting, audit and assurance services, mergers and acquisitions, public securities offerings, accounting research, SEC compliance, due diligence, valuation, and other advisory services.

Ivan has extensive litigation support experience in quantifying financial damages related to patent infringement and other intellectual property issues as well as breach of contract claims, warranty issues, class action law suits and other litigation related matters. Ivan's experience includes using statistical, financial and economic analysis and models related to various issues. Ivan provides value added services in all phases of litigation in various capacities including assistance with discovery, depositions, expert opinions, and support during trial. Ivan has also has experience with fraud investigations, forensic accounting, and accountants' liability cases. Ivan has been involved in matters in state and federal civil and criminal courts, as well as arbitration and other forums for dispute resolution. Outside of the dispute setting, Ivan also performs valuation services for various purposes.

Prior to joining Gleason, Ivan was a Senior Manager with the public accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche in various departments over twelve years, including Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services, Forensic and Dispute Services, and the Office of General Counsel. He served numerous clients in various industries ranging in size from small, privately held companies to large multi-national, Fortune 500 companies. Ivan has also been a lead instructor at many national continuing education trainings related to various technical accounting and auditing areas and SEC compliance.

Ivan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in Accounting and Economics and is a Certified Public Accountant.